RES 4273 Q 167; CSAI I, 185
Calvet and Robin 1997: 199, photo
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]s²m ḏt byt Ḥys¹n ʾmt Nb[ṭʿly bn B]—
2 rnṭm rdʾt ḏt Ṣntm ʿs³b (ḫ)[... ... b]—
3 ḥty blqm bn ʿs²q byt-s¹ (R)[... ... ḏt Ṣ]—
4 ntm ʾḏn-s¹ w-wld-s¹
| 1-2 | integration proposed by Bron 2010 a: 175. |
| 3 | we can integrate the verb rṯdt before the name of the goddess. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [ ... ...] belonging to the house of Ḥys¹n servant of Nb[ṭʿly, son of B]- 2 rnṭm, entrusted to ḏt Ṣntm property of [... ...] 3 stone slabs in relation to the cutting (of stones) of his house R[... ... ḏt Ṣ]- 4 ntm her faculties and her children. |
| 2 | we translate ʿs³b as a singular noun and ʿs³bt as a plural noun (Lion 1, 2), but of course it is hypothetical. "... ...a assisté dhāt-Ṣanatum avec le prix de ... ..." (Robin 1997). |
| 3 | "... ... provenant de l'aménagement de sa maison ... ..." (Robin 1997). |
| Calvet and Robin 1997 | Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Paris, Louvre Museum, AO 4731 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 19.5, w. 37, th. 6.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Calvet and Robin 1997: 199, photo | Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux. |
| Bron 2010 a | Bron, François 2010. Nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques. Semitica et Classica, 3: 163-175. |